Buddhism and environment

Buddhism is a religion that places great emphasis
on environmental protection. The Buddha was born at Lumbini Garden.
He engaged in spiritual practice in the forest, attained Buddhahood
under a Asathu tree, and first began preaching at Deer Park.

Intellectual capital and the new aristocracy

A Republican Congressman with considerable
influence, Paul Ryan says his big fear is that America is losing
sight of the notion that the condition of your birth does not
determine the outcome of your life. A democratic Senator from
Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren says that ‘opportunity is slipping
away'.